Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-09-20
Local Miscellany.

lamps.
Next regular convocation of Jeffer-
son Chapter, No. 5, r. A. NJ. next
Monday evening.
Mr.. George Ryan is painting The
front and outside of Mr.. II. A. Bur-
tons jewelrY store.
Thanks for a complimentary ticket
to the Woodstock, (Va.) Agricultural
Fair, to be held October At.
The corporate and county author
sties are having the Summit Point
road, where it enters Charlestown,
repaired.
Mr.. Triggs. residing on the farm
of Col. Francis Yates, had two sheep
Killed and several injured, by dogs,
few nights ago.
Mr.. VIM. Hines is preparing the
room lately vacated by Mr.. Brown
old for the occupancy of Mr.. Chas.
w. Brown-painting, papering, &c.
Mr.. C. 7. Shugert, of the firm of
Burns & Shugert, goes east this week
. TO purchase Fall and Winter. Mill
flery. Due notice will be given of
opening.
Several Philadelphia homing pig
cons doubtless Of the lot turned
loose at Harper's Ferry) have re-
Gently been captured at and near
Baltimore.
Mr.. F. f. Rohr is preparing the
curbing for 4 brick sidewalk along
the property of Col. Jno. L. Gibson
and AIRS. Mary O'Bannon, on South
Lawrence street.
b. & o. mail train No. 40 was de-
layed at Charlestown for short while
last Saturday, on account of the eh-
CINE getting partly off the track at
the west end of the siding.
Mr.. Geo. T. kcarslcy sends us,
with the compliments of the Knoxville
Car Wheel Co., neat little mem
orandum book-one of the liandicst
and handsomest things of the Kind
that we have seen.
The delicious bivalves were served
on Saturday to the guests of the Carter
House, to their most agreeable sur
prise, by mine host Mr.. Wyatt,
thereby demonstrating his claims as
r. frst-class caterer.
Bells Royal Marioncttes and Ellis
& Burke's Cyclone of Novelties gave
an excellent series of entertainments
i'll Washington Hall on Monday Tues
day and Wednesday nights last, to
the delight of large audiences.
We again call attention to the
Stock Sales enterprise of Messrs.
Locke and Light. The Sales Day
will be in Octoher-thc date hcrcaf-
ter to be given. Persons desiring to
buy or sell will do we'll to call upon
or address them.
Wallace & Co.'S Great Worlds
: Railroad Shows-Museum. Menagcrie
and International Circus-is to ex-
-, hibit in CharIestown October 1th.-
The bill-boards are being put up,
and the advertising car will reach
Charlcstown to-day.
A Building Association is to he or
ganized at IIarpcr's Ferry. The in
sorporators are Rev. n. c. Bracket.
Col. J. G. Hurst. Chas. Rau, S. w.
Lightner, Geo. Childs, John Near
thur, C. E. DudIow, Will Ecles, j.
+. Quiglcy, and eight others.
Mr.. w. G. Douglas, of St. Louis.
son of Mrs. Margaret A. Douglas, of
this place, has become Secretary of
the Boston Young Mems Christian
Association, and was given a fattcr-
ing reception recently, of which the
Boston Daily Ac!certiSer gives an ex-
tended account.
The New Orleans TImes-Democrot
(whose editor recently spent some
time in Charlcstown) publishes 4 full
page history of the John Brown raid,
in the shape of recollcctions of Hon.
Andrew Hunter, who, as counsel for
the State, prosecuted and convicted
the John Brown raiders.
Mr.. J. f. Englc was licensed to
practice law by the Supreme Court
yesterday. We are glad to learn
from the Judges who examined him
that Mr.. Englc passed a most credit
able examination, and we feel safe in
predicting for him n successful career
in his chosen profession
We were pleased to have call last
Tuesday from our young friend and
former townsman Mr.. Ambrose II.
Cramcr, who has for few years past
been located at GAINESVILLE, Ohio. lie
now goes to Boston, Mass. to travel
through New England and Canada
for an extensive marble and granite
establishment. We were pleased TO
see him, and wish him much success
-, his NOW fold Of I1l)Or